November 2016

May 05, 2016

Happy Friday and welcome back for a look at the last (but first) sketch for this week.

Here is what I wrote to present sketch #1: I find that I am using smaller photos on my layouts these days, which is great for several reason; I can stretch both my printer ink and photo papers and it´s also easier to fit more photos on one layout if they are not full sized 4x6. And I do love me a good grid ;)

Here is my take on the sketch. I chose to use a bit larger square photos to make a grid along the side of my layout and then pair it with that yummy striped paper on the left. My title is a digital stamp from Kellie stamps that I printed on my strip of patterned paper and then I added the journaling on my typewriter.

Marnie used smaller photos and this works great too!

Here is Amy´s layout. Do you see how she changed up her photo sizes? Looks great, right! I am always impressed with layouts with a lot of journaling, but never seem to handle them myself.

I really hope that you liked this week´s challenges and hoepfully you can make something this weekend! After all it is National Scrapbooking day this Saturday!

May 04, 2016

Welcome back! How did you like the sketch and my take yesterday?! Today I´m back with my take on the second sketch.

Here is how I presented sketch #2: I realize these two are similar in design, but the way you can use the photo placements are endless; 4 photos, or two a little larger, one large square or many more in a collage.

And here is my take on the sketch. I used a small collage with photos from a recent spring walk. I could have just typed my journaling next to the photo mat, but I wanted a little something more so I used a journaling card from the Project Life Everyday kit that I had bought digitally a while ago and typed my journaling before printing the card out. And that bright green washi was the perfect spring shade.

Amy also made a layout using sketch #2. See how she used two larger photos instead of the four square ones on the sketch? It works so well and I love that she matted the photos with a square (no pun intended!). Oh and just look at those kitties and their boy!

Marnie made a layout too. She stayed true to the sketch, but wrote the journaling on the right side instead which is very pleasing to the eye.

Again if this inspires you to make something of your own, please share!

May 03, 2016

Hi! Lisa here again! Today I thought I´d show you my take on sketch #3.

Here is what I wrote about this sketch in yesterday´s post: This is a mix up of the two above really. It´s still linear with a bit of a grid design, but also fun and easy to customize. You change up the proportions and use a 3x4 journaling card paired with a 3x4 photo. You can also play with more layers and skip the linear and simple design.

I was pretty true to the sketch on this one. I just went with a journaling tag (which looks crocked here, oops!) instead of a journaling block. And used staples instead of sewing on that top embellishment. I love that patterned paper from Maggie Holmes! The pages is about how proud I am of my daughter for handling a situation at school in a really mature way. Proud mamas unite!

Here is Marnie´s take on the sketch. I love how she mirrored the sketch and used more space for journaling.

Did you make something based on the sketch? Please use the hashtag #wcsmaychallenge if you share one social media, I would love to see your takes! Or just link to your project here in the comments!

May 02, 2016

I love sketches. That´s a fact. I try to use the sketches that are shared here on the blog as often as I can. I rarely end up with a page or project that is exactly like the sketch and that is partly why I like to use them. They are great starting points if you can use a little nudge to get creative. But you can interpret it just as you like.

For me a good sketch is one that is easy to turn around and use on many different pages. I´ve made three sketches for this week.

Here is the first sketch. I find that I am using smaller photos on my layouts these days, which is great for several reason; I can stretch both my printer ink and photo papers and it´s also easier to fit more photos on one layout if they are not full sized 4x6. And I do love me a good grid ;)

Here is sketch #2. I realize these two are similar in design, but the way you can use the photo placements are endless; 4 photos, or two a little larger, one large square or many more in a collage.

Sketch #3. This is a mix up of the two above really. It´s still linear with a bit of a grid design, but also fun and easy to customize. You change up the proportions and use a 3x4 journaling card paired with a 3x4 photo. You can also play with more layers and skip the linear and simple design.

I hope that these sketches can spark some creativity in you! I will be back tomorrow with one of my takes on sketch #3!

Lisa

Ps. Please use the hashtag #wcsmaychallenge if you share one social media, I would love to see your takes!

April 18, 2016

Hello! It's Jennifer Larson with a quick challenge for you: Make a project that uses lettering as a dramatic or design focus. I'll be back later this week with some inspiration and a project! I hope you play along.

April 15, 2016

Hi all, Lisa here today! When Dee told us her topic for this week, I just had to make a page! I will have a sweet tooth forever!

I decided to go with a photo of the spoon full of Nutella that is heaven :) The journaling does say that a spoon full of Nutella every day makes a girl happy, but it might go a few days between! I used my watercolors to make a simple background for this page. I love how happy this page looks!

March 31, 2016

It's Aliza again, and I have a brand, spankin' new, never before seen layout. In it, I use a couple of text messages to capture where my older son is at now. Namely, he is out and about ALL THE TIME. Yesterday I shared a layout from 2014 in which I wrote, "the day when Max doesn't live here anymore is now in the very countable future." Back then I meant that it was two years away. Now it is mere months away, and it is starting to hurt. bad.

When I first thought of this layout, and when I took screenshots of those texts, I did not intend for this layout to be so heavy. I really meant it to be lighthearted and proud. But it morphed into a much longer, tougher story. On the positive side, I started to feel better as soon as this page was done. So hooray for scrap therapy!

DO you have a group of messages that capture your stage of life? A Relationship? Or maybe they just tell one particular story. Join in our challenge and scrap them! You can link up on Instagram. #wcsmarchchallenge #scrapyourtexts

March 21, 2016

In the last year or so I´ve becoming aware of that reading is in. For me, it´s never been out, but I´ve seen more and more book/reading posts on Instagram and people hosting bookclubs IRL or online. So, for this week`s challenge I´d like you to document what you are reading, how you are reading, favorite books you´ve read lately, what´s on your bookstand etc. The list can go on, but I think you get it!

I´ll be back on Wednesday with some inspiration and Amy will be here tomorrow. On Friday Aliza will share her project!